2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arkansas, there were 15 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,100 and $18,896 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $75-$110k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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